• tarhanasoup
    Tarhana Against Cancer
    December 19, 2011, No comments

    Have you ever heard of a soup against cancer? İsmail Çelik, the head of Department of Preventive Oncology of Hacettepe University, pointed out the importance of diet to protect our ...

  • yogurt-and-coriander-dip1
    Yogurt And Coriander Dip
    December 18, 2011, 7 Comments

    This is the dip we spread on our kebabs. To have yogurt with kebab is not something unusual for us, but the coriander in it absolutely is! Hubby looked for ...

  • yellow-bug
    The Yellow Bug
    December 18, 2011, 2 Comments

    I found this photo in one of my old files. I remembered how I loved the shot and decided to share it with you. It was taken in May, when ...

  • kebab1
    Kebab In Baking Paper
    December 17, 2011, 9 Comments

    Who doesn’t like doner kebab? It is the most well known kebab around the world, but it is not the only kind. There are about a hundred versions of kebab ...

  • simit
    Turkish Street Food In Food And Wine
    December 15, 2011, 1 Comment

    Street Eats Food&Wine, a famous magazine in the USA, made a list of ‘world’s best cities for street food’. There are 24 cities in the list and Istanbul is the ...

  • keskek
    Keskek Under Unesco Protection
    December 13, 2011, 3 Comments

    Unesco News Keskek is one of the most popular wedding dishes in Turkish culture. And it is now under the protection of UNESCO. Turkey applied to UNESCO’s list of Intangible ...

  • sackavurma
    Beef In Iron Plate
    December 11, 2011, 3 Comments

    Iron plate, which is very thin, is the most preferred kitchenware in Turkish cuisine to cook lamb or beef. It even gives its name to a certain dish. On a ...

  • green-lentil1
    Green Lentil Time
    December 2, 2011, 2 Comments

    As it is winter time, we have already started to make green  lentil soup or various kinds of green lentil stew more often. I’ve always found these little pebble like ...

  • halloumi-kebab
    Halloumi Kebab
    November 29, 2011, 7 Comments

    I didn’t even know that this cheese could be found in another country,  but when I searched it on the Internet, I found out that it is produced in many ...

  • roasted-onion1
    Roasted Onion Salad
    November 21, 2011, 9 Comments

    Onion is one of number one ingredients in our cuisine. We use it almost in all our dishes. Also, plain onion itself could make a side dish too. We just ...